Women&#39;s combination garment



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United States Patent 3,314,432 WOMENS COMBINATION GARMENT Olga Erteszek,Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to Olga Company, Van Nuys, Califi, acorporation of California Filed Jan. 5, 1965, Scr. No. 423,550 Claims.(Cl. 128-455) This invention has to do generally with improvements inwomens garments, and is directed particularly to a. novel combinationgarment incorporating both a blouse and foundation structure in the formof a brassiere (which may be strapless or have conventional shoulderstraps) of the so-called long form, both having the hereinafterdescribed novel relation in the association of the blouse in freelysuspended overlying relation to the brassiere.

The invention has for its general object to provide a combinationgarment of the nature stated, which affords to the purchaser afoundation to which a variously usable blouse is so applied as to havepredeterminable fit in relation to both the wearer and the brassiere,and is so associated with the brassiere as to be wearable in overlyingrelation with any of various skirts that may be selected for differentappearance or style effects in relation to the blouse. Thus a blousehaving particularly desirable or distinctive quality, style, color, etc.may be used on the same foundation and with different skirts to produceoverall eifects of different dresses.

Structurally the invention contemplates providing an undergarment in theform of a so-called long brassiere designed to encircle the wearer belowthe busts and having at the rear, suitable fasteners for tensioning orfitting. The blouse is associated with the undergarment by attachmentpreferably only along the top edge extents of the brassiere and tolocations terminating away from the brassiere fastener means, so thatthe rear of the blouse may have its separate fasteners for properlyfitted conformance to the wearer independently of but overlying thebrassiere.

A further and particularly important feature is the extension of theblouse below the brassiere so that the blouse is permit-ted to hang fromits suspension at the top of the brassiere, freely about the skirt belowits waistline.

The invention has various additional features and objects, all of whichtogether with the details of an illustrative embodiment of theinvention, will be understood from the following description of theaccompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is an elevational view showing the combination garment in worncondition;

FIG. 2 shows the garment in distended front elevation;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged section taken on line 33 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged elevation corresponding to FIG. 2, butas viewed toward the inside; and

FIGS. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are enlarged fragmentary sections taken respectivelyon lines 55, 66, 77 and 88.

Referring first to the general showing of FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the garmentcomprises a brassiere structure generally indicated at 10, and anoverlying blouse 11 associated therewith. As will be understood, thebrassiere may be of any specific type, design or constructionappropriate for association with the overlying blouse in the relationbeing contemplated. As illustrative, the brassiere is shown typically asa long type, designed for stability in worn condition, with or withoutshoulder straps.

The brassiere is shown to be made of light weight fabric verticallyreinforced by stays 12 extending within tapes 13 from the bottom band 35to the upper terminals located as illustrated. Centrally the brassieremay be composed of essentially non-stretching fabric 14, outwardly licebeyond which the material 15 is elastic fabric having its stretchthreads running diagonally in the direction of the arrows. The free endsof the brassiere defined by bindings 16 carry appropriate fasteners 17interengageable to tension the foundation about the wearer.Characteristically of strapless brassieres, the cups 18 are formed ofsuitable fabric 19 peripherally terminating at bindings 20 containingsuitable U-shaped reinforcements such as wires 21, and terminating aboveat binding 22 which defines the top edge of the brassiere and continuesto the binding '16.

As previoulsy indicated, the blouse 11 may be particularly ordistinctively styled as to quality, color, design and so forth, suitablefor use with different skirts to produce the over-all effects ofdifferent dresses. An effect particularly to be achieved in theassociation of the blouse with underlying brassiere is free suspensionof the blouse from top edge extents of the brassiere so that the blouseis permitted to hang freely below the waistline 24 of the skirt 25. Thiseffect is achieved as by stitching at 26 the inturned edge 27 of theblouse fabric 28, see FIG. 6, to top edge extents of the brassiere whichinclude partial or entire upper edges of the cups 18 and the body of thebrassiere outwardly beyond, to locations as at 29 beyond which theextremities of foundation and blouse are free from interconnection topermit rear fitting and conformance to the wearer of each independentlyof the other.

Accordingly, the brassiere will first be properly positioned andtensioned by interengagement of its fasteners 17, and the blouseextremities then interconnected in independently conformed and overlyingrelation to the brassiere fasteners, as by use of a slide fastener 30the sections of which are carried by tapes or bindings 31.

Having only top edge connection with the brassiere in the mannerdescribed, the overlying blouse has free suspension, and as shown inFIG. 1, has its bottom extent 32 below the slide fastener 30 as shown byFIG. 4, in free overlyin relation to the skirt 25. Desirable loosenessand freedom of hand, may be enhanced as by providing the blouse withspaced splits 33.

As will be understood, if used, shoulder straps indicated by the brokenlines 34 may be provided singly or in duplicate, attached to either orboth the brassiere and blouse.

Should it be desired to have the blouse detachable from the brassiere,as for separate cleaning or substitution of a different blouse, thestitching at 26 may be made removable, or substituted by snap fastenersor the like.

I claim:

1. A combination garment of the character described, comprising anunderstructure including a brassiere having cups and an integraldepending portion adapted to be tensioned about the wearer, fastenermeans carried by terminals of the brassiere and interengageable at therear thereof, a blouse overlying the brassiere and attached thereto bythe blouse upper edge being inturned over the brassiere upper edge toprovide for free suspension of the blouse, and second fastener meanscarried by the blouse and interengageable at the rear thereof inoverlying relation to the brassiere fastener means, the bottom extent ofthe blouse being free from said brassiere to permit the blouse to freelyoverlap a skirt worn below the brassiere.

2. The combination of claim 1, in which the blouse is attached to thebrassiere only along the top edge portions of the brassiere.

3. The combination of claim 1, in which terminal extents of the blouseand brassiere toward their respective fastener means are free frominterconnection so that their rear portions are independentlypositionable on the wearer in fastened condition.

4. The combination of claim 3, in which the blouse is sewn to top edgesof the bras-siere cups and along top side edge extents of vt-hebrassiere beyond the cups to locations terminating substantial distancesfrom both of said fastener means.

5. The combination of claim 4, in which the bottom of the blouse hasvertical splits.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS ADELE M. EAGER,Primary Examiner.

1. A COMBINATION GARMENT OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, COMPRISING ANUNDERSTRUCTURE INCLUDING A BRASSIERE HAVING CUPS AND AN INTEGRALDEPENDING PORTION ADAPTED TO BE TENSIONED ABOUT THE WEARER, FASTENERMEANS CARRIED BY TERMINALS OF THE BRASSIERE AND INTERENGAGEABLE AT THEREAR THEREOF, A BLOUSE OVERLYING THE BRASSIERE AND ATTACHED THERETO BYTHE BLOUSE UPPER EDGE BEING INTURNED OVER THE BRASSIERE UPPER EDGE TOPROVIDE FOR FREE SUSPENSION OF THE BLOUSE, AND SECOND FASTENER MEANSCARRIED BY THE BLOUSE AND INTERENGAGEABLE AT THE REAR THEREOF INOVERLYING RELATION TO THE BRASSIERE FASTENER MEANS, THE BOTTOM EXTENT OFTHE BLOUSE BEING FREE FROM SAID BRASSIERE TO PERMIT THE BLOUSE TO FREELYOVERLAP A SKIRT WORN BELOW THE BRASSIERE.